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Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2 — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following most supports the fact that The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy is written in an experimental style?

A
The audience is actively and randomly involved in the play.
B
The author uses language that is unusual for the time period.
C
The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.
D
The actors read lines before an audience with no setting.
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Read the excerpt from The Inheritors.EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—(whistles) He's one fiend for Americanism.What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?

A
It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
B
It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
C
It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
D
It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.
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In Glaspell’s The Inheritors, which quotation most supports the feminist theme that women often feel a desire to control their own fate?

A
MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
B
MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
C
MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
D
MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.

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